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i would encourage greater cooperation and communication between eight faa and can -- between the faa and congress. i do not know how you come up with a plan that you announce on friday the you are furloughing on sunday. it seems to me there would be much longer lead time to give airlines the greater ability to respond. the circumstance to find ourselves in it is surprising to me. and unnecessary. i would suggest a delayed by a demonstration to give congress -- give demonstration a chance to change their mind and congress a chance to respond. >> [inaudible] do you think the administration [inaudible] >> it is hard to attribute motives to people in the decisions they make. mece ray lahood indicated to that he would like to be helpful, but the administration opposed the amendment. his explanation was that we are only interested in long-term solutions, not short-term solutions. a very unsatisfactory answer when you are dealing with a particular resolution. the entire continuing resolution was how to fund the government from now until september 30 it. no satisfactory explanation for why d
i would encourage greater cooperation and communication between eight faa and can -- between the faa and congress. i do not know how you come up with a plan that you announce on friday the you are furloughing on sunday. it seems to me there would be much longer lead time to give airlines the greater ability to respond. the circumstance to find ourselves in it is surprising to me. and unnecessary. i would suggest a delayed by a demonstration to give congress -- give demonstration a chance to...
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the airline industry says the faa's plan maximizes flight delays. >> we believe that the faa has the discretion not to furlough the air traffic controllers. they keep the planes in the air, get them to the ground and keep travelers moving, keep shipping moving and that's critical to our economy. >> congressional republicans charge the administration is structuring these cuts to worsen their impact. in a statement, congressman bill shuster the chairman of the house committee on transportation and freezing rain structure says quote the administration views the sequester as an attempt to score political points rather than address real issues and find real savings in a bloated federal bureaucracy. he points to sizeable increases in the faa's budget and continued spending on consultants and travel. the administration says the law requiring these cuts gives officials few options. >> furloughs cannot be avoided. 70% of the faa's operation's budget is personnel. the faa must furlough 47,000 employees up to 11 days between now and the end of the fiscal year. >> the replace cuts with other cut
the airline industry says the faa's plan maximizes flight delays. >> we believe that the faa has the discretion not to furlough the air traffic controllers. they keep the planes in the air, get them to the ground and keep travelers moving, keep shipping moving and that's critical to our economy. >> congressional republicans charge the administration is structuring these cuts to worsen their impact. in a statement, congressman bill shuster the chairman of the house committee on...
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. >>> also tonight, the faa says the sequester is starting it to start furloughs. that means major delays at airports. this is all politics. we'll talk to one airline pilot who says the faa action is bologna. >>> and the senate is beginning to vote to improve an -- approve an internet sales tax that will wreck small business, dan consumers and amount to a huge tax grab for state governments across the country. a terrible idea. ""the kudlow report"" begins right now. ♪ all right. charges were filed against terror suspect dzhokhar tsarnaev. nbc news' pete williams joins us with all the details. good evening, pete. >> well, the combination of evidence here the government says they have, larry, the main thing here is from a surveillance video from the scene of a second bombing, they say they can see dzhokhar tsarnaev come into view. they see him work his way into the crowd, take his backpack off, lower it to the ground. they say still photographs show it down on the ground at his feet and they say one of the most telling moments is when the bomb at the first site goe
. >>> also tonight, the faa says the sequester is starting it to start furloughs. that means major delays at airports. this is all politics. we'll talk to one airline pilot who says the faa action is bologna. >>> and the senate is beginning to vote to improve an -- approve an internet sales tax that will wreck small business, dan consumers and amount to a huge tax grab for state governments across the country. a terrible idea. ""the kudlow report"" begins...
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that has prompted the faa to cut 47,000 jobs and 13,000 of those are air travel controllers. that is in an effort to trim $200 million from the budget. the question, of course, is at what cost is that savings really coming? the concern is that there will be a domino effect here, that delays like this will cause people, especially business men and women to stop traveling, travel less because of the inconvenience. not only having the bottom line of the airlines, but the greater economy. for example, american airlines say it could see a hit of $1.7 million a day as a result of this. now, some suggesting that people may be too quick to point the finger at washington. the faa saying in a statement that 1200 delays yesterday occurred because of the furloughs, but that 1400 more occurred because of bad weather and other factors. so a couple things to consider, but for now i want to send it over to phil lebeau, a top member of the air travel controllers union. >> imto bring in dean yakapelli, in charge of the association, the new york office. dean, your people are the ones who staff
that has prompted the faa to cut 47,000 jobs and 13,000 of those are air travel controllers. that is in an effort to trim $200 million from the budget. the question, of course, is at what cost is that savings really coming? the concern is that there will be a domino effect here, that delays like this will cause people, especially business men and women to stop traveling, travel less because of the inconvenience. not only having the bottom line of the airlines, but the greater economy. for...
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nineteen certification tests were done, and that was enough to convince the faa the public will be safe. boeing is in the process of retrofitting the 50 dreamliners, and we expect to have the first airline back up in the air are the retro-- airline retrofitted by the end of next week. jon: let's hope that's the end of the problem. dan springer, thank you. and we'll be right back. ... ... [ male announcer ] this is george. the day building a play set begins with a surprise twinge of back pain... and a choice. take up to 4 advil in a day or 2 aleve for all day relief. [ male announcer ] that's handy. ♪ just seem to fade away...? now start vibrant, stay vibrant! new vidal sassoon pro series has an exclusive hydrablock system that helps fight fade out -- for up to 8 weeks. vidal sassoon pro series. salon genius. affordable for all.
nineteen certification tests were done, and that was enough to convince the faa the public will be safe. boeing is in the process of retrofitting the 50 dreamliners, and we expect to have the first airline back up in the air are the retro-- airline retrofitted by the end of next week. jon: let's hope that's the end of the problem. dan springer, thank you. and we'll be right back. ... ... [ male announcer ] this is george. the day building a play set begins with a surprise twinge of back pain......
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"faa has flexibility to cut costs without delaying air travelers. why won't president obama let them?" same hash tag. and bringing up the rear came house majority leader, eric cantor. "why is president obama unnecessarily delaying your flights?" same hash
"faa has flexibility to cut costs without delaying air travelers. why won't president obama let them?" same hash tag. and bringing up the rear came house majority leader, eric cantor. "why is president obama unnecessarily delaying your flights?" same hash
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but in all, 50,000 faa workers are being forced to take unpaid time off to save money. the obama administration said today it would be open to legislation that would give the faa flexibility with its budget. but called that a band-aid approach. a spokeswoman for the airline says the lobbying group is trying to halt the furloughs and calls them irresponsible and unnecessary. and many are arguing that these are not required by the sequester. well, we have an "outfront" investigation on whether that adds up tomorrow night. >>> and finally, an update on the ricin investigation. fbi agents today searched the former martial arts studio of james everett duskey in connection with the ricin tainted letters sent to president obama and others on capitol hill. authorities are not calling him a suspect but he is connected to paul kevin curtis, the elvis impersonator charged but then cleared of sending the letters. former fbi director tells "outfront" the fbi was erring on the side of caution by arresting curtis because ricin is so lethal and this is amid the boston bombings. it is f
but in all, 50,000 faa workers are being forced to take unpaid time off to save money. the obama administration said today it would be open to legislation that would give the faa flexibility with its budget. but called that a band-aid approach. a spokeswoman for the airline says the lobbying group is trying to halt the furloughs and calls them irresponsible and unnecessary. and many are arguing that these are not required by the sequester. well, we have an "outfront" investigation on...
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ashley: outrage over faa furloughs and flight deys. lawmakers demanding answers from the white house. but those delays not stopping airline stocks from soaring. they're in the green today. we'll have all of that straight ahead. tracy: everyone is talking apple expected to report its first quarterly profit drop in 10 years. can apple do anything to stop the slide? we'll have a preview coming up. ashley: first at to the top of the hour, stocks back on track after a steep drop last hour. nicole petallides on the floor of the new york stock exchange. sandra smith is in the pits of the consider me. let's begin with nicole. i guess it as hacker flash crash of sorts, nicole. >> that is good way to call it. this is moment, whew, its all done. we made it through. look where market averages are. they are virtually where they were moments before we saw the market move into negative territory. the dow industrials up 130 points, a gain of 1%. like s&p 500, tech-heavy nasdaq best of the bunch. continuing trend we've seen three days in a row with up
ashley: outrage over faa furloughs and flight deys. lawmakers demanding answers from the white house. but those delays not stopping airline stocks from soaring. they're in the green today. we'll have all of that straight ahead. tracy: everyone is talking apple expected to report its first quarterly profit drop in 10 years. can apple do anything to stop the slide? we'll have a preview coming up. ashley: first at to the top of the hour, stocks back on track after a steep drop last hour. nicole...
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>> the faa's budget is immense. it's contractors, consultants, it's matter of sitting down and prioritizing and saying what do we need now? what can we put off until later? i mean their budget is huge and to do this on the backs of the controllers on the front line is so incredibly wrong, it feels like you are a character in a remake of "one flew over the cuckoo's nest" sometimes. >> bill: interesting. i'm thinking back to ronald reagan, and here again the air traffic controllers are being beat up in this. >> yeah we're more profile when you see things like that. and it will make the biggest impact. sequestration was supposed to be so bad that there's no way we will go down that road. well, we're here. so let's stop playing political games with the national air space system. >> bill: is there a safety issue, jim? >> i would say that as this goes on, there are absolutely safety concerns in place. we are, again, looking at the closures of those 149 towers come june that will add to the work load of an already stressed
>> the faa's budget is immense. it's contractors, consultants, it's matter of sitting down and prioritizing and saying what do we need now? what can we put off until later? i mean their budget is huge and to do this on the backs of the controllers on the front line is so incredibly wrong, it feels like you are a character in a remake of "one flew over the cuckoo's nest" sometimes. >> bill: interesting. i'm thinking back to ronald reagan, and here again the air traffic...
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the faa typically does not wait until the ntsb has finished its investigation. the ntsb p takes a long type. the normal investigation lasts well over a year and there are two months into the battery fire probe and there's been no determination of a cause. they do know the li lithium ion battery overheated and that led to overheating and a fire. they are including a redesigned battery with better insulation between the cells and a better steel containment box that engineers say won't allow for any air to fuel a fire. they've redesigned the charge erp sore the battery doesn't have to work as hard. the faa has given approval to that fix and boeing says it could have its planes back in the air with the airlines flying customers again by the end of next week. back to you, martha. martha: that's been quite a story. dan, thank you. bill: from capitol hill the tempers are flaring today. have a look at this right here. >> i say that particularly those who are pointing to what happened the terrible tragedy in boston as i would say an excuse for not doing a bill, or delayi
the faa typically does not wait until the ntsb has finished its investigation. the ntsb p takes a long type. the normal investigation lasts well over a year and there are two months into the battery fire probe and there's been no determination of a cause. they do know the li lithium ion battery overheated and that led to overheating and a fire. they are including a redesigned battery with better insulation between the cells and a better steel containment box that engineers say won't allow for...
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this is not congress sending this to the faa and the faa having a choice. this is a considered move on the part of ray lahood to lead people love to make the system go down. it is the fa doing this intentionally. they want to make sure that we see a situation. if we don't raise taxes we will be in trouble. we don't have to do this. we did not have to leave these people often there is no financial reason for it. let's not make excuses. it is just plain bad management of the way around. gerri: and, of course, it to you. breaking news this afternoon about a lawsuit filed by the industry. the judge in that case did not grant an emergency stay to block furloughs. are you surprised? >> i am a little surprised. obviously a lot of legal opinions that says the faa can actually switch funds around to make this, but i do think it will take but the administration and congress to come together to solve this problem. the faa should delay the cuts that congress should clear up the authority to switch around of funds. it will take both bodies to prioritize this is a proble
this is not congress sending this to the faa and the faa having a choice. this is a considered move on the part of ray lahood to lead people love to make the system go down. it is the fa doing this intentionally. they want to make sure that we see a situation. if we don't raise taxes we will be in trouble. we don't have to do this. we did not have to leave these people often there is no financial reason for it. let's not make excuses. it is just plain bad management of the way around. gerri:...
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they argue the faa has other ways to cut about $650 million out of what is a $16 billion department of transportation budget. >> the faa has and should have exercised the discretion not to furlough air traffic controllers who never in the history have been furloughed before during any budget sequestration, any shutdown of the faa or anything like that. >> even the white house today said this was never supposed to happen. brian? >> pick it up from there. hampton pearson, thank you very much. let's stay with the theme. you know what, airline stocks have actually been on a tear. the question now is whether or not the sequester could end that run. phil lebeau is here to preview the airline earnings ahead this week. i'm also wondering what they are going to say in their commentary about all of this issue. >> mandy, there's going to be plenty of commentary. we've already heard from some of the airlines they do expect sequestration to have some impact, probably not in the first quarter but definitely in the second quarter. delta is reporting before the bell tomorrow morning. now, a couple of
they argue the faa has other ways to cut about $650 million out of what is a $16 billion department of transportation budget. >> the faa has and should have exercised the discretion not to furlough air traffic controllers who never in the history have been furloughed before during any budget sequestration, any shutdown of the faa or anything like that. >> even the white house today said this was never supposed to happen. brian? >> pick it up from there. hampton pearson, thank...
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that's 637 million from the faa. the faa initiated a series of cost saving measures, both personnel and non-personnel relates including hiring freeze, restrictions on travel, limitation of certain temporary employees, and reductions in contracts among other savings, but the fact is 70% of the faa's operation budget is personnel. there's no way to avoid furloughs. remember, secretary lahood came to the briefing room and laid this out as what would be inevitable consequence if sequester were to be law, i implemented, and ore -- over time, it was implemented and final action furloughed. that's a fact. now, you know, they put forward a plan to replace sequester and reduce deficits while making investments necessary to have the economy grow and create jobs, protect the middle class, and protect seen yours. the president is engaged in a process with lawmakers where he's trying to find commonground to see if commonground exists with republicans around the basic principle to reduce the budget in a balanced way, and he's put
that's 637 million from the faa. the faa initiated a series of cost saving measures, both personnel and non-personnel relates including hiring freeze, restrictions on travel, limitation of certain temporary employees, and reductions in contracts among other savings, but the fact is 70% of the faa's operation budget is personnel. there's no way to avoid furloughs. remember, secretary lahood came to the briefing room and laid this out as what would be inevitable consequence if sequester were to...
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faa's operations budget is personnel. the faa must furlough 47,000 employees for up to 11 days between now and the end of the fiscal year. >> bill: the bottom line is you can't have it both ways. you cannot say we want the sequester. we're going to let the sequester happen. and then bitch and moan every time the sequester has a real impact in the real world. which it is happening. before this, maybe it was just in areas where most people who are -- upper middle class or wealthy, didn't feel any pain. programs like head start or food stamps or meals on wheels, right. didn't affect me. because i got a good life. well now you know, you're getting on a plane to go somewhere and you have a two-hour delay serves you right. only one way to get rid of this which is get rid of the sequester and have some sensible cuts not just these mad across-the-board cuts and if republicans really don't like what's happening, get rid of the sequester. one other issue immigration. immigration reform has a head of steam because there are -- this
faa's operations budget is personnel. the faa must furlough 47,000 employees for up to 11 days between now and the end of the fiscal year. >> bill: the bottom line is you can't have it both ways. you cannot say we want the sequester. we're going to let the sequester happen. and then bitch and moan every time the sequester has a real impact in the real world. which it is happening. before this, maybe it was just in areas where most people who are -- upper middle class or wealthy, didn't...
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planning to fly sometime soony why the faa says today is the first day travelers will really feel the effects. >>> we'll get to the latest on the boston investigation in a moment. >>> first developing news overnight in washington state. at least five people were killed by gunfire at an apartment building in a suburb south of seattle. among the dead a suspect who was shot by police officers on the scene. another two bodies found in the parking lot and two more bodies were found inside the building. we'll bring you the updates on this latest gun tragedy as we get them. >>> bells will ring at 2:50 to mark one week since the deadly marathon bombings struck and according to investigators the lone surviving suspect, dzhokhar tsarnaev, is responding to questioning. under heavy guard in the hospital he is undergoing brief rounds of interrogation apparently responding by writing his answers. the 19-year-old was shot through the neck in what some have speculated may have been a suicide attempt. despite largely republican calls to have him held as an enemy combatant, he could face federal charge
planning to fly sometime soony why the faa says today is the first day travelers will really feel the effects. >>> we'll get to the latest on the boston investigation in a moment. >>> first developing news overnight in washington state. at least five people were killed by gunfire at an apartment building in a suburb south of seattle. among the dead a suspect who was shot by police officers on the scene. another two bodies found in the parking lot and two more bodies were found...
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the faa is in some ways caught between a rock and our place. let's see. i think they're making the kind of management decisions that will have modest, if any, affect on the traffic system. melissa: we will see. thank you for coming on. >> of come back if it does not work out that way. [laughter] melissa: okay. you're a brave man. i like that. time to check the fuel gauge report. halliburton says this is setting aside an additional $1 billion to pay private claims from the 2010 deep water horizon rig explosion. in an earnings policy the company said the increased reserve caused a first quarter loss of $18 million. $0.2 per share compared with a profit of 627 million or $0.68 per share from a year ago. the good news on gas price, the average price of a gallon of regular has dropped $0.11 in the past few weeks. experts say the prices could go down another $0.20 in the next two months. that is the exact opposite of what we were used to seeing as prices generally go up at this time of year. good news. the cheaper gas could hit. toyota says sales of the previou
the faa is in some ways caught between a rock and our place. let's see. i think they're making the kind of management decisions that will have modest, if any, affect on the traffic system. melissa: we will see. thank you for coming on. >> of come back if it does not work out that way. [laughter] melissa: okay. you're a brave man. i like that. time to check the fuel gauge report. halliburton says this is setting aside an additional $1 billion to pay private claims from the 2010 deep water...
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as of now, the furloughs mean all 47,000 faa employees, including 15 controllers, will work one less day every other week. faa administrator michael huerta found no other way to cut $637 million as required by the sequester. the faa implies that with fewer controllers on duty, planes will have to take off and land less frequently. it's not only passengers affected. sequestration may also affect air freight. the aerospace industries association predicts over the course of a year the nation's air cargo system may be as much as two billion pounds of goods lighter as a result of fewer cargo flights. boeing dreamliners may be heading for the skies, possibly as early as next week. the 787s have been grounded since january because a couple of lithium ion batteries on board caught on fire. boeing reportedly has engineers and techs working this week to install re-inforced batteries on its jets, which will reduce the risk of overheating. "it took a long time to prove this fix, about 3 weeks longer than boeing thought necessary, so i think they feel pressure now to go ahead, allow these planes
as of now, the furloughs mean all 47,000 faa employees, including 15 controllers, will work one less day every other week. faa administrator michael huerta found no other way to cut $637 million as required by the sequester. the faa implies that with fewer controllers on duty, planes will have to take off and land less frequently. it's not only passengers affected. sequestration may also affect air freight. the aerospace industries association predicts over the course of a year the nation's air...
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. >> reporter: the faa estimates that some 10,000 commercial drones will be flying in the nation's skies within five years. >> look to the future, look to the skies. what do you see? >> i see hundreds of thousands of vehicles being manufactured every year. >> banking on that growth is retired air force colonel and f-4 pilot jerry lemieux. >> when you think about the future, focus on the hundreds of commercial applications that these vehicles can be used for, such as agriculture. the news media is big, sports events. >> lemieux has just started up the first unmanned vehicle university. most of the teaching is done online, honoring courses in radar sensors, project management and mission design. as well as intensive weekend programs. and for those like justin woody who want to learn how to fly unmanned aerial vehicles, the university offers a three-day hands-on course. >> in the future, what i want to do is get into what they call precision agriculture, so i could go and help spot the troubled areas in the fields. and help the farmers increase their crops. >> our turn? >> reporter: "nightl
. >> reporter: the faa estimates that some 10,000 commercial drones will be flying in the nation's skies within five years. >> look to the future, look to the skies. what do you see? >> i see hundreds of thousands of vehicles being manufactured every year. >> banking on that growth is retired air force colonel and f-4 pilot jerry lemieux. >> when you think about the future, focus on the hundreds of commercial applications that these vehicles can be used for, such...
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the faa approved a redesigned battery system last week. boeing may be able to resume several flights within a week. >> there is no rest tonight for people in two midwest earn states hit hard by heavy rain and flooded. in saint louis, missouri today makeshift levies barely held back and the illinois rivers filled its banks this morning flooding 70 homes in small town of spring bay. across the midwest people are piling up sandbags around homes or businesses in north dakota convoy 500 semis filled with sandbags is on its way to flood soaked towns. a landslide is forced to southern california family out of their hillside home. a chunk of ground gave about 30 feet wide gave way under this sand bern dean know home. the ground beneath the garage and patio slid 300 feet down the hill. the owners had a retaining wall installed but that also collapsed. fire officials say a ruptured water pipe may have triggered the landslides, no other homes in the neighborhood have been effected by that slide. >> now, there's no that i guarantee you these houses a
the faa approved a redesigned battery system last week. boeing may be able to resume several flights within a week. >> there is no rest tonight for people in two midwest earn states hit hard by heavy rain and flooded. in saint louis, missouri today makeshift levies barely held back and the illinois rivers filled its banks this morning flooding 70 homes in small town of spring bay. across the midwest people are piling up sandbags around homes or businesses in north dakota convoy 500 semis...
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. >> the faa says 6700 flights every day may be delayed. because they're just not enough eyes to watch them. the faa says the skies are a little less crowded today and frustration among passengers is higher. a gate agent tells passengers we didn't know this would happen but two months ago ray lahood warned cuts could force the faa to furlough controllers. >> congress needs to fix this. fix a very dumb law. >> congress has not fixed it and now, the faa says every controller will be laid off one day twofr weeks and flights delayed or canceled. >> boarding a plane to get back to lax. just sat on the tarmac about an hour. >> larry's flight never did make it to los angeles and some flights from los angeles were hours late last night. >> we had flights operating as late as, as early as 2:00 a.m. >> that flight supposed arrive before 11:30. mike's flight delayed six hours. >> if i'm delayed six hours and can't work what is everybody else delayed? how much have you lost? >> the long delays were mostly at lax. san francisco international airport rep
. >> the faa says 6700 flights every day may be delayed. because they're just not enough eyes to watch them. the faa says the skies are a little less crowded today and frustration among passengers is higher. a gate agent tells passengers we didn't know this would happen but two months ago ray lahood warned cuts could force the faa to furlough controllers. >> congress needs to fix this. fix a very dumb law. >> congress has not fixed it and now, the faa says every controller...
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also today, i did check in with oakland airport, a spokesperson said they have no faa employees being furloughed. so he doesn't expect issues. and at san jose mineta, a spokesperson said they've seen a handful delays because of these budget cuts. live this morning at sfo, alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. >>> homicide detectives in oakland are searching for crews after a man was found dead on the sidewalk earlier this morning. the unidentified man was found on 90th avenue near g street. a woman told ktvu news she heard gunshots in the area around 3:00. police have not said how the man died or if there's a lead on suspects. this was oakland's 5 homicide of the year -- 58th homicide of the year. >>> rosemary is back soon with more on the warm weather and the reason a mall in the south bay was evacuated this morning. >>> a gas leak this morning near san jose's valley mall triggered a voluntary evacuation. it's been capped. things are back to normal. around 8:15 a construction crew digging in the area cut through the 1 1 sl. 4 pipe. >>> at this hour, dozens of workers are i
also today, i did check in with oakland airport, a spokesperson said they have no faa employees being furloughed. so he doesn't expect issues. and at san jose mineta, a spokesperson said they've seen a handful delays because of these budget cuts. live this morning at sfo, alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. >>> homicide detectives in oakland are searching for crews after a man was found dead on the sidewalk earlier this morning. the unidentified man was found on 90th...
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. >> the faa says 6700 flights every day may be delayed. because they're just not enough eyes to watch them. the faa says the skies are a little less crowded today and frustration among passengers is higher. a gate agent tells passengers we didn't know this would happen but two months ago ray lahood warned cuts could force the faa to furlough controllers. >> congress needs to fix this. fix a very dumb law. >> congress has not fixed it and now, the faa says every controller will be laid off one day twofr weeks and flights delayed or canceled. >> boarding a plane to get back to lax. just sat on the tarmac about an hour. >> larry's flight never did make it to los angeles and some flights from los angeles were hours late last night. >> we had flights operating as late as, as early as 2:00 a.m. >> that flight supposed arrive before 11:30. mike's flight delayed six hours. >> if i'm delayed six hours and can't work what is everybody else delayed? how much have you lost? >> the long delays were mostly at lax. san francisco international airport rep
. >> the faa says 6700 flights every day may be delayed. because they're just not enough eyes to watch them. the faa says the skies are a little less crowded today and frustration among passengers is higher. a gate agent tells passengers we didn't know this would happen but two months ago ray lahood warned cuts could force the faa to furlough controllers. >> congress needs to fix this. fix a very dumb law. >> congress has not fixed it and now, the faa says every controller...
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. >> the faa chief under fire for flyers getting hot under the collar. welcome, i'm neil cavuto, and to hear some republicans tell us, the sequestration blame doesn't fly. airlines are now complaining. chicago o'hare on the big frustration and still the big wait, huh? >> nationwide, 2,623 flights delayed so far today. that's according to the flight tracking service flight aware. while many of those were due to weather, the majority of them are considered to be fallout from the sequestration cuts. this morning 45 minute delays in los angeles. 30 minutes in chicago. you can see we're in a afternoon lull but we spoke to passengers flying across the country and experiencing setbacks firsthand. >> you have a schedule you have to keep on, get your connecting flight. i think it's rotten we're paying for the sequester. >> it's an inappropriate area to cut. travel is extremely important to the american economy on multiple levels and time is money. >> i'm worried about the amount of travel i have to do and delays and having to plan ahead for delays. so we'll have
. >> the faa chief under fire for flyers getting hot under the collar. welcome, i'm neil cavuto, and to hear some republicans tell us, the sequestration blame doesn't fly. airlines are now complaining. chicago o'hare on the big frustration and still the big wait, huh? >> nationwide, 2,623 flights delayed so far today. that's according to the flight tracking service flight aware. while many of those were due to weather, the majority of them are considered to be fallout from the...
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remember, we are probably within a day or two of the faa lifting the grounding on the dreamliner. boeing never had to bring down the delivery schedule. further out investors are having more confidence and more comfort with boeing. on the ford story, the issue here is whether or not ford can give investors confidence that things in europe are improving. they're going to report a loss. they're going to lose $2 billion in europe this year. that's their forecast at this point. north america is really the engine that's powering these guys right now. think about this, kelly. we expect them for the first quarter to report a profit in north america of greater than $2.7 billion. that would easily be the most profitable first quarter ever for the company probably with a profit margin of close to or if not past 12%. that is the area that when he first took over said we need to get profit margins up north of 10%. they're doing that in north america. the issue remains what's going on in europe and how quickly they are coming along and restructuring it. >> the german automaker saying first quar
remember, we are probably within a day or two of the faa lifting the grounding on the dreamliner. boeing never had to bring down the delivery schedule. further out investors are having more confidence and more comfort with boeing. on the ford story, the issue here is whether or not ford can give investors confidence that things in europe are improving. they're going to report a loss. they're going to lose $2 billion in europe this year. that's their forecast at this point. north america is...
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faa officials have declined to comment on e suit. livet sfo, elissa harrington, kpix 5. >> thank you. earlier this month, the faa delayed the closure of control towers at 149 airports until june. >>> checking bay area headlines this morning, richmond police are searching for two gunmen who shot and injured a man on saturday night on griffin drive. police found the victim in his car. they say the man was targeted. witnesses say the suspects got away in a white suv shortly after the shooting. that was around 8 p.m. on saturday. >>> in hayward a young man who was shot has died. the 26-year-old man was shot saturday around 10 p.m. in the driveway of a home on franklin avenue. he was taken to a hospital for emergency treatment but died of his injuries yesterday. so far, police have no suspects. >>> in alameda, a coast guard cutter has returned home greeted by joyous families yesterday. they spent three months in wateuthe california. mbers resc on a sailboat and raided a boat with more than 2 tons of marijuana. >>> he had his birthday off
faa officials have declined to comment on e suit. livet sfo, elissa harrington, kpix 5. >> thank you. earlier this month, the faa delayed the closure of control towers at 149 airports until june. >>> checking bay area headlines this morning, richmond police are searching for two gunmen who shot and injured a man on saturday night on griffin drive. police found the victim in his car. they say the man was targeted. witnesses say the suspects got away in a white suv shortly after...
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of air traffic controllerring told to stay home, control tower closed because of sequestration and faa chief said expect delays if you are flying this weekend. investors and markets try to work through the massive news flow, we watch every move, count down to the closing bell starts right now. liz: good afternoon i am liz claman, we want to get you latest and effort that led to what happening right now in boston bombing investigation. these two brothers now identified as marathon bombing suspects were living in cambridge, they are of chechen decent, under massive pressure after photos revealed yesterday, by fbi, killed an m.i.t. campus officer, then carjacked a mercedes suv overnight, police in hot pursuit chased them to watewatertown, a deafening gunft overnight ensued. shattering a neighborhood, listen to this. [ sound of gunfire ] dogs barking neighbors running people cowering in homes one of suspects 26-year-old tamerlan tsarnaev was killed his brother dzhokhar still on the loose, we'll keep up a split screen or depending on what is happening a big/little. we'll break in with any n
of air traffic controllerring told to stay home, control tower closed because of sequestration and faa chief said expect delays if you are flying this weekend. investors and markets try to work through the massive news flow, we watch every move, count down to the closing bell starts right now. liz: good afternoon i am liz claman, we want to get you latest and effort that led to what happening right now in boston bombing investigation. these two brothers now identified as marathon bombing...
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boeing came up with a fix, which the faa is now testing. the ordeal has already cost the jet maker $600 million, but more losses could be added on as airlines consider asking boeing for compensation. a quiet town in texas mourns the tragic deaths of more than a dozen people caught in a massive explosion at a fertilizer plant. it's considered the largest industrial disaster this decade. president obama quickly pledged federal emergency funds to the area. rescuers spent hours searching through rubble for survivors. the disaster started with a small fire at west fertilzer plant. according to reports, the company was fined $2,300 by the epa for a saftey violation, but settled in 2006. the german parlaiment is backing a $13-billion bailout for struggling cyprus. it's nearly twice the amount estimated a month ago. german taxpayers worry even more money may be needed. the cyprus parliament votes on the bailout package next week. the german prime minister calls the rescue essential, and says without it there's a "significant risk" of contagion to g
boeing came up with a fix, which the faa is now testing. the ordeal has already cost the jet maker $600 million, but more losses could be added on as airlines consider asking boeing for compensation. a quiet town in texas mourns the tragic deaths of more than a dozen people caught in a massive explosion at a fertilizer plant. it's considered the largest industrial disaster this decade. president obama quickly pledged federal emergency funds to the area. rescuers spent hours searching through...
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annual budget of the faa. they say the way the faa were cuts makes the delays even worse. >> under the applicable laws. the faa has the authority or the discretion to find the money elsewhere. not to lay off the workers. and, therefore, to protect the traveling and shipping public, the faa should not furlough the air traffic controllers. now congressional republicans charge the way the administration has structured this is simply for political reasons. the administration says that's absolutely not the case. they say the way is law isten o other choices than to furlough these air traffic controller if they have to reach the savings that the law requires, shep. >> >> shepard: we are expecting it to say four different flight delays faa is saying. airlines anywhere between 6700. about a quarter of the flight traffic in this country daily. in a statement the faa says they will be working with the airlines and using traffic management tools to minimize the delay impacts of trafficking busy summer travel season. the
annual budget of the faa. they say the way the faa were cuts makes the delays even worse. >> under the applicable laws. the faa has the authority or the discretion to find the money elsewhere. not to lay off the workers. and, therefore, to protect the traveling and shipping public, the faa should not furlough the air traffic controllers. now congressional republicans charge the way the administration has structured this is simply for political reasons. the administration says that's...
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. >>> the fight over faa cut backs is heating up in washington. as ktvu kyla campbell reports from our washington, d.c. newsroom lawmakers are pointing fingers. kyla. >> reporter: pam, some california airports especially lax has seen numerous delays this week but some republican senators say the faa furloughs and resulting flight delays are a manufactured crisis. the faa reported more than 1600 flight delays sunday and monday due specifically to staffing reductions. i just heard back from my faa contact to get the latest numbers of delays for tuesday and she expects those by 8:00 a.m. pacific. some o on the airline cannot -- weather and other factors play a role. lawmakers accuse the faa of not telling them the whole story last week. >> there were many options that the faa itself and the department of transportation as a whole has to avoid this impact. >> other republicans say the white house wanted these faa cuts to impact people nation- wide. i'll explain why when i see you next. live in washington, kyla campbell ktvu channel 2 news. >>> at a de
. >>> the fight over faa cut backs is heating up in washington. as ktvu kyla campbell reports from our washington, d.c. newsroom lawmakers are pointing fingers. kyla. >> reporter: pam, some california airports especially lax has seen numerous delays this week but some republican senators say the faa furloughs and resulting flight delays are a manufactured crisis. the faa reported more than 1600 flight delays sunday and monday due specifically to staffing reductions. i just heard...
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. >>> plus the flight delays caused by faa furloughs. why some republicans say it's all part of the white house strategy. >>> plus the new occupation of former cia director david petraeus. [ male announcer ] fact: the 100% electric nissan leaf... is more fun than ever. sees better than ever. ♪ charges faster. and will charge. cool. and heat. from your phone. fact: leaf never needs gas. ever. good for the world. built in america. now, leaf's an easier choice than ever. ♪ shop at choosenissan.com. ♪ shop at choosenissan.com. i'm detecting high levels of happiness. luscious locks there's an entire land here...with living cars. now this is flying... with style. great glittering galaxies. disneyland resort just got happier, see it all with a 3-day park hopper ticket. i now appear to be lost in a deep dark cave... >>> welcome back to ktvu channel 2 morning news. it's 6:13. travelers in california and around the country are feeling the effects of the faa furloughs. ktvu kyla campbell reports from our washington, d.c. newsroom lawmakers ar
. >>> plus the flight delays caused by faa furloughs. why some republicans say it's all part of the white house strategy. >>> plus the new occupation of former cia director david petraeus. [ male announcer ] fact: the 100% electric nissan leaf... is more fun than ever. sees better than ever. ♪ charges faster. and will charge. cool. and heat. from your phone. fact: leaf never needs gas. ever. good for the world. built in america. now, leaf's an easier choice than ever. ♪...
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. >> reporter: the faa has ordered 14,750 air traffic controllers on furlough two days a month. that's to help make up for $600 million in mandatory budget cuts called sequester. the faa sahacaed 400 delays nationwide on sunday averaging 85 minutes at new york's laguardia airport and 70 minutes at jfk. sporadic delays were also reported monday in charlotte, north carolina, and jacksonville, florida. transportation department head ray lahood says there was no other choice. >> we eliminated contracts. we cut contracts. we eliminated temporary employees. we looked everywhere possible to avoid the kind of furloughs that are now taking place. >> reporter: not everyone agrees. nick represents the airline industry which is suing to stop the furloughs. >> the faa has a budget of $15.6 billion. in a budget that big surely they can find the money to not furlough the air traffic controllers and have this kind of rolling impact on the u.s. economy. it's going to cost a lot more. >> reporter: critics argue president obama wants the public to feel the effects of sequester to create pressure s
. >> reporter: the faa has ordered 14,750 air traffic controllers on furlough two days a month. that's to help make up for $600 million in mandatory budget cuts called sequester. the faa sahacaed 400 delays nationwide on sunday averaging 85 minutes at new york's laguardia airport and 70 minutes at jfk. sporadic delays were also reported monday in charlotte, north carolina, and jacksonville, florida. transportation department head ray lahood says there was no other choice. >> we...
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the faa over the weekend going ahead and instituting the sequestration cutbacks. essentially, this means about a 10% reduction for all the faa controllers around the country. so we checked with the airport duty manager at sfo,. he says no significant cancellations or delays in the bay area but they had problems at los angeles international airport yesterday. of course, that was the first day that the sequestration cutbacks went in and they were experiencing two-hour delays. so what does this mean? we talked to mario ianello who flies lot between l.a. and san francisco. is otr inconvenience for travelers. >> are you worried about any of this sequestration might cancel or delay one of your flights? >> not really. well, i'm more concerned about with the way the airline industry has been now -- i think they -- they have, uhm, made their flights either so full and cut back on flights, i think that's affected more of the schedule than really the air traffic control. >> reporter: they are actually not cutting back on personnel. what they are going to do is for these guys
the faa over the weekend going ahead and instituting the sequestration cutbacks. essentially, this means about a 10% reduction for all the faa controllers around the country. so we checked with the airport duty manager at sfo,. he says no significant cancellations or delays in the bay area but they had problems at los angeles international airport yesterday. of course, that was the first day that the sequestration cutbacks went in and they were experiencing two-hour delays. so what does this...
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neil: a republican senator and a democratic senator have the same question for the faa, if our budget is bigger, why are the delays getting longer, they want to know if you cut, why controllers and towers at the top of the list. not ought of the other stuff under -- not all other stuff under. senator, quickly garnering a lot of support for what he is calls protect our skies act. you want to know, look, we understand the sequestration cuts but we question why these cuts? >> absolutely. no business person would make the choice to cut things that effect their customers the most. why does government make that decision unless there is some motivation to get the consequences to be as dramatic and difficult as possible. neil: they say they have no choice. i don't know who is telling trulgingtruth, i have looked in, they say with these cuts they are almost preordained, these are cuts to some everyone agreed. i don't remember talking to a losalot of your colleagues at te time that sequestration would include automatically air traffic controllers, maybe i missed something? >> absolutely not the
neil: a republican senator and a democratic senator have the same question for the faa, if our budget is bigger, why are the delays getting longer, they want to know if you cut, why controllers and towers at the top of the list. not ought of the other stuff under -- not all other stuff under. senator, quickly garnering a lot of support for what he is calls protect our skies act. you want to know, look, we understand the sequestration cuts but we question why these cuts? >> absolutely. no...
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faa furloughs went into effect leaving fewer air traffic controllers on the job and we have more from abc's matt gutman. >> reporter: the delays piled up in charlotte. waits up to 75 minutes at baltimore washington and at all three new york airports. >> when you have cuts like this, it's not good. it's one of the very few jobs, i think, that should not have one. >> reporter: the faa didn't mince words, blaming most of the backlog on federal budget cuts. the agency said, the crunch forced it to furlough its air traffic controllers one day every other week. it saves the agency nearly $640 million, but the faa says it could cost travelers 90-minute delays on 6,700 flights every day. and the early numbers show delays at baltimore washington anew york's laguardia, spiking fourfold over last monday. part of that could be weather related. but at other airports like philadelphia, not much change. to see for ourselves, we boarded a flight in miami for orlando. here's the confusing thing. the flights to washington, d.c., all seem to be delayed from miami. but but flight tracker here on faa webs
faa furloughs went into effect leaving fewer air traffic controllers on the job and we have more from abc's matt gutman. >> reporter: the delays piled up in charlotte. waits up to 75 minutes at baltimore washington and at all three new york airports. >> when you have cuts like this, it's not good. it's one of the very few jobs, i think, that should not have one. >> reporter: the faa didn't mince words, blaming most of the backlog on federal budget cuts. the agency said, the...
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with respect to the faa contrac@ control towers, what the faa did, they sat down with the department of homeland security and the pentagon with the stake holders to help them prepare for it. did did not happen here with respect to the air traffic control furloughs. it's clear if we're going to learn about the cuts via white house press release, and that is simply unacceptable. we should be managed better. p >> to your point, other agencies have discretion; right? have they not asked -- they probably would have received the same. they spent 500 million on consultants, maybe necessary, but we could have probably found other ways to do this. just go to the cafeteria for the day. >> a 4% cut, talking about, what, 40% of flights delayed. what's more troubling is when the directer was confronted about how about deferring some of these expenditures for long term projects and releasing the funds for immediate or short term needs like making sure that we have aircraft controllers available to help with the immediate issue, he didn't have an answer and didn't respond, and, again, when confront
with respect to the faa contrac@ control towers, what the faa did, they sat down with the department of homeland security and the pentagon with the stake holders to help them prepare for it. did did not happen here with respect to the air traffic control furloughs. it's clear if we're going to learn about the cuts via white house press release, and that is simply unacceptable. we should be managed better. p >> to your point, other agencies have discretion; right? have they not asked --...
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the faa says it could cost travelers 90-minute delays on 6,700 flights every day. and early numbers show delays at baltimore, washington, and laguardia spiking four-fold today over last monday. but part of that could be weather-related. but at other airports like philadelphia, not much change. to see for ourselves, we boarded a flight in miami for orlando. so here's the confusing thing. the flights to washington, d.c. all seem to be delayed from miami. but the flight tracker here on the faa website has no delays. >> so 10% fewer air traffic controllers still have the same number of planes in the air at the same time. about 5,000 of them. transportation secretary ray lahood called it a calamity. >> safety will never be compromised. safety is not involved in the decision that we made about who to furlough and when to do it. >> reporter: and it's not just passengers who were frustrated. >> everybody knows they need to keep the system up and running. we're going to do our very best to do so. but somebody's got to figure this out. >> reporter: matt gutman, abc news, bac
the faa says it could cost travelers 90-minute delays on 6,700 flights every day. and early numbers show delays at baltimore, washington, and laguardia spiking four-fold today over last monday. but part of that could be weather-related. but at other airports like philadelphia, not much change. to see for ourselves, we boarded a flight in miami for orlando. so here's the confusing thing. the flights to washington, d.c. all seem to be delayed from miami. but the flight tracker here on the faa...
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union and the airline trades official are suing the faa to stop the furlough. a fear is airlines will cut low-heeled flights to places like wichita to protect more profitable ones overseas. >> we are going to see some very difficult times over the next five and a half months, with the carriers, for the passengers, and frankly, i believe, for the economy. >> reporter: best advice for passengers on the nation's 30,000 flights a day, book the first flight of the day. it's the least likely to be cancelled. michelle miller, cbs news, new york. >> denver police are hunting for suspects today after shots were fired during a massive marijuana celebration. saturday's gunfire wounded two people and caused thousands of people to scramble for safety in the chaos dozens were trampled. >> up next on the "cbs evening news", a connecticut mom takes on a cause she never expected, medical marijuana. ch suggests cell heah plays a key role throughout our lives. ona day men's + amin a designed for women's health concerns as we age. it has 7 antioxidants to support cell health. one
union and the airline trades official are suing the faa to stop the furlough. a fear is airlines will cut low-heeled flights to places like wichita to protect more profitable ones overseas. >> we are going to see some very difficult times over the next five and a half months, with the carriers, for the passengers, and frankly, i believe, for the economy. >> reporter: best advice for passengers on the nation's 30,000 flights a day, book the first flight of the day. it's the least...
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there is real question as to whether or not the faa actually has a choice. >> the faa unlike other agencies is personnel heavy and, in the end you can not avoid, when 70% of your budget of your operating budget is personnel, you can not avoid when the cuts are as deep as they are in the sequester the kind of actions that are taken, these furloughs. that is an unfortunate fact of arbitrary, across-the-board cuts like this. >> the faa is playing politics and something they do very well because they can rely on their constituent groups, airlines and airport operators to run to congress in an attempt to put pressure on them to throw more money at the problem. >> so we have about a dozen flight delays here out of national airport, many of them going into new york area airports. it is tough to differentiate whether it is a problem with air traffic control or flying system you will get delays. you can't go into this assuming before sequestration and furloughs there were no delays at any airport. trying to figure out what the exact impact is rather difficult. however the airline industry said is co
there is real question as to whether or not the faa actually has a choice. >> the faa unlike other agencies is personnel heavy and, in the end you can not avoid, when 70% of your budget of your operating budget is personnel, you can not avoid when the cuts are as deep as they are in the sequester the kind of actions that are taken, these furloughs. that is an unfortunate fact of arbitrary, across-the-board cuts like this. >> the faa is playing politics and something they do very...
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>> i think it's less likely they'll get the faa to change their mind. it's more likely if there's huge public outcry that then you have people in congress who will say, okay, what can we do special in terms of funding so that the faa can reverse this? but i don't think the faa has any plans to change it on its own. >> all right, guys. we have breaking news. we want to -- thank you so much for joining us. get to our breaking news desk. authorities in canada are announcing a thwarted terrorist attack via amtrak between new york and montreal. let's listen to this. >> before we start, i would ask that you please turn off or put on silent mode your cell phones. today's press conference will last approximately 30 minutes. the rcp will be making statements on a national security criminal investigation. integrated national security enforcement teams in montreal and toronto. the statements will be followed by a short question period. >> okay. we want to get you the details of this press conference happening right now in canada. let's get to bertha coombs to give
>> i think it's less likely they'll get the faa to change their mind. it's more likely if there's huge public outcry that then you have people in congress who will say, okay, what can we do special in terms of funding so that the faa can reverse this? but i don't think the faa has any plans to change it on its own. >> all right, guys. we have breaking news. we want to -- thank you so much for joining us. get to our breaking news desk. authorities in canada are announcing a thwarted...
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for the faa the numbers don't add up. their work load has been decreasing and yet they didn't make the necessary changes to prepare for the sequestration. which they've known since last fall was coming. that's why it's just politics as usual in d.c. >> neil: so these cuts that the white house was referring to that took effect formally yesterday, aren't real? >> the cuts are real all right but the problem for the federal aviation administration is their real work load has been falling or forever a decade, and when they were told they had to do the sequestration last fall, logically you would have prepared and put your work force in place at atlanta and new york, and not at branson, missouri, which averages less than one flight per hour. they didn't do that. they were counting -- i was in washington, dc for almost 15 years. you expect things to work out, expect to never have to cut. but the cuts are here but they don't get it. for next year's budget they asked for 100 more people, and three extra billion dollars for securit
for the faa the numbers don't add up. their work load has been decreasing and yet they didn't make the necessary changes to prepare for the sequestration. which they've known since last fall was coming. that's why it's just politics as usual in d.c. >> neil: so these cuts that the white house was referring to that took effect formally yesterday, aren't real? >> the cuts are real all right but the problem for the federal aviation administration is their real work load has been...
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because of the whole sequester thing, the faa has imposed furloughs on air traffic controllers, their layoffs. and of course, a lot of passengers feel uneasy about taking off and landing knowing there's nobody in the control tower sleeping.
because of the whole sequester thing, the faa has imposed furloughs on air traffic controllers, their layoffs. and of course, a lot of passengers feel uneasy about taking off and landing knowing there's nobody in the control tower sleeping.
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the faa has said that planes will have to take off and land less frequently so as not to overload the remaining controllers on duty. that will translate o potential longer lines at the airport. most pass injures we spoke to this morning say they are against the furloughs. >> congress needs to get their act together and maybe they need to give up some of their assistance that they seem to have so many of in washington. and stop bothering the normal every day people with cutting back here and there. >> reporter: yesterday sfo and san jose reported no problems. but oakland did experience some delays for flights out of los angeles. sources inside the air traffic control tower here said four workers were furloughed yesterday. and these furloughs are expected to last through september. pilot and airline organizations are suing the faa to stop the furloughs and urging the public to speak up if they experience the headaches and hassles as a result of these furloughs. we are going to be keeping an eye on all of the flights here. we'll let you know if you see any major delays or cancellations.
the faa has said that planes will have to take off and land less frequently so as not to overload the remaining controllers on duty. that will translate o potential longer lines at the airport. most pass injures we spoke to this morning say they are against the furloughs. >> congress needs to get their act together and maybe they need to give up some of their assistance that they seem to have so many of in washington. and stop bothering the normal every day people with cutting back here...
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. >>> air travelers across the country are in for another day of flight delays, as the faa scrambles to make due with fewer air traffic controllers. some of the nation's busiest airports fell behind because federal budget cuts have resulted in furloughs across the faa. delays are ranging from 15 minutes to several hours. >>> the record rainfall and flooding that's inundating much of the midwest is far from over. in peoria, the illinois river is cresting today, expected to hit nearly 30 feet. the problem is flood stage is only 18 feet. mississippi and other river towns are seeing similar swamping. near st. louis, more than 100 barges broke free, some smashing into bridges. at least ten of them sank. >>> and there's evidence that we are not exaggerating about the water levels. here it is. take a look at a fish swimming by someone's office window. that's in grand rapids. the river there crested at nearly 22 feet. >> my goodness. >> yikes. >>> today's forecast for the flood zone won't be a welcome one. plan on plenty of rain stretching from south texas all the way to the great lakes. and
. >>> air travelers across the country are in for another day of flight delays, as the faa scrambles to make due with fewer air traffic controllers. some of the nation's busiest airports fell behind because federal budget cuts have resulted in furloughs across the faa. delays are ranging from 15 minutes to several hours. >>> the record rainfall and flooding that's inundating much of the midwest is far from over. in peoria, the illinois river is cresting today, expected to hit...
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while the faa says fewer controllers means it must increase spacing between planes to maintain safety, critics say the faa could find other ways to save money, but on the ground, the delays are growing. >> i can't imagine being stuck here for three hours and not knowing what's going to be next. >> reporter: yeah, there is talk in congress about actually passing legislation to force the controllers back to work. meanwhile, there is universal praise for the tsa's decision to delay allowing knives back on to planes. you may recall the tsa chief received virtual unanimous protest about that decision. now they'll delay that decision, re-evaluate and listen to the airlines and their employees. >> so no knives, but delays. a mixed bag from the airport tonight. tom costello reporting on all of it. tom, thanks. >>> another veteran of the senate is leaving. six-term montana democrat max baucus retiring at the end of his term. baucus is 71. he was among the handful of democrats who just voted against those expanded background checks for gun purchases. he runs the finance committee, had a huge in
while the faa says fewer controllers means it must increase spacing between planes to maintain safety, critics say the faa could find other ways to save money, but on the ground, the delays are growing. >> i can't imagine being stuck here for three hours and not knowing what's going to be next. >> reporter: yeah, there is talk in congress about actually passing legislation to force the controllers back to work. meanwhile, there is universal praise for the tsa's decision to delay...
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faa is saying there are delays basically close to coast. as far as specifics are concerned they could not provide us with any ties of numbers. that has a number about folks, especially republicans in congress say this is entirely structured by the faa to inflict what they say is maximum pain on airline travelers. this is comment about bill shoeser, the chairman of the transportation and infrastructure committee. he said disregard for the american public is indicative that the admin strution -- administration views the sequester as a attempt to score political points rather than address issues and than find real savings in a bloated federal brock bureaucracy. the way they arranged the law, they have few other options. >> the faa unlike other agencies is personnel heavy. in the end you can not avoid, when 70% of your operating budget is personnel you can not avoid when the cuts are deep as they are in the sequester the kind of actions that are taken, these furloughs. that is the unfortunate fact of arbitrary across-the-board cuts like this. >
faa is saying there are delays basically close to coast. as far as specifics are concerned they could not provide us with any ties of numbers. that has a number about folks, especially republicans in congress say this is entirely structured by the faa to inflict what they say is maximum pain on airline travelers. this is comment about bill shoeser, the chairman of the transportation and infrastructure committee. he said disregard for the american public is indicative that the admin strution --...
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the faa could move as soon as today to end its three-month grounding of the boeing 787 the dreamliner jets. flights involving the new passenger planes were halted you may recall back in january after two incidents involving lithium ion batteries that smoldered and emitted fumes. boeing has made changes to the battery and its casings to prevent future problems. no word when the all nippon airways might resume flights between san jose and tokyo. >>> can airline passengers -- >>> airline passengers can begin delays on sunday when federal furloughs start to affect air traffic controllers. delays could be up to three hours at the nation's biggest airports including those serving l.a., chicago, atlanta and new york. they will likely be a domino effect obviously at other airports. transportation secretary ray lahood says controller staffing has to be reduced by 10% reducing the number of planes airports can handle. >>> wall street is looking for a positive end to the week after losses in the last session. stocks fell as the number of companies issued weak earnings reports. the dow was down 8
the faa could move as soon as today to end its three-month grounding of the boeing 787 the dreamliner jets. flights involving the new passenger planes were halted you may recall back in january after two incidents involving lithium ion batteries that smoldered and emitted fumes. boeing has made changes to the battery and its casings to prevent future problems. no word when the all nippon airways might resume flights between san jose and tokyo. >>> can airline passengers -- >>>...
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. >>> here at home faa furloughs of air traffic controllers began today but the real test is tomorrow. the first business day of the week. delays could run for hours at major hubs such as atlanta and new york. because of sequester cuts all air traffic controllers may take one day off every two weeks. that means most towers will lose one controller every day maybe more. here in the bay area today, sfo and manetta san jose experienced no delays. sources at sfo said four employees there were furloughed today. ktvu's deborah villalon was live as they rolled out furloughs there. >> reporter: this tower went dark over an hour ago. it's closed overnight. it will reopen at 6:00 a.m. for another busy day of small planes, business jets and commercial flights and fewer controllers to manage the mix. >>> a rise in airlines prepared for take off to los angeles. one of nine flights keeping this santa rosa terminal busy today under the watchful eye of the tower. down by at least one controller, maybe two. the one who answered said he was too busy to talk about it. >> who knows, today was the first d
. >>> here at home faa furloughs of air traffic controllers began today but the real test is tomorrow. the first business day of the week. delays could run for hours at major hubs such as atlanta and new york. because of sequester cuts all air traffic controllers may take one day off every two weeks. that means most towers will lose one controller every day maybe more. here in the bay area today, sfo and manetta san jose experienced no delays. sources at sfo said four employees there...